Great place to start an IT career - Systems Engineer Verizon Employee Review

3.0
Sep 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-A lot of opportunities during the early years of a career -A company you can be proud to say you work for -Tuition reimbursement/In house training is exceptional

Cons

Unfortunately in IT, this becomes a dead end job. Not a lot of movement has been happening the last few years. Unless you love what you are doing, you can experience burnout and frustration. Also, too many layoffs. Verizon is at the point where there is no more 'dead wood' to get rid of. Everyone worries about their job when a RIF is pending since anyone could be next.

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4.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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